The Challenge: Glenn Students Move On

Following their first-round victory, the academic team from Elwood-John Glenn High School is moving on to round two of The Challenge, an academic quiz show designed to test students’ knowledge in a Jeopardy-style format. 

Representing Elwood-John Glenn High School will be Joshua Arrow, Michael Gross (team captain), Forrest Grossman, William Hackett and Alex Jenks.  The academic advisor is Richard Rose.

The second round match-up between all-star student scholars from and Comsewogue High School will air in high definition on Monday, March 28, at 5:30 PM on MSG Varsity (Cablevision’s iO TV – Channel 14). 

MSG Varsity, Cablevision’s 24/7 television network dedicated to everything high school, features new episodes of The Challenge every Sunday through Friday at 5:30 PM. 

Jared Cotter, former FUSE TV host and a popular semi-finalist from American Idol, serves as moderator of The Challenge, quizzing competing high school teams on their knowledge of history, arts and literature, current events, math, and science.  This season the students compete before a live audience.

“These students are extremely bright and determined to win,” notes Theresa Chillianis, General Manager, MSG Varsity.  “We wish Elwood-John Glenn High School and Comsewogue High School good luck in their upcoming match.” 

The Challenge began as a Long Island effort 14 years ago and now includes 184 high schools from the entire tri-state area — Long Island (with Nassau and Suffolk as two distinct regions), the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester/Lower Hudson Valley, New Jersey and Connecticut.  Schools advance in the tournament through a series of elimination rounds.  After months of competition, one school in each region is crowned regional champion, winning $2500 for their school.  The final winning teams from each region go on to The Challenge Championship where they square off against on another in a Tri-State Showdown.  The school crowned Tri-State Champion will receive $10,000 in prize money and each student participating in the final Challenge Championship game will receive $500.